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Toyota to Deliver Fleet of Mirai FCEVs to London
Toyota to Deliver Fleet of Mirai FCEVs to London.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0714C ITM Power PLC 13 October 2015 \n\n13 October 2015\n \nITM Power plc\n(\"ITM Power\" or \"the Company\")\n \nToyota to Deliver Fleet of Mirai FCEVs to London\n \nITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to note the announcement made this morning by the office of the Mayor of London that the capital will take delivery of a fleet of Toyota Mirai fuel cell electric vehicles. London has been named by Toyota as a key city for the early adoption of hydrogen vehicles. The announcement is reproduced below.\n \nMayor welcomes new wave of hydrogen-powered passenger cars to London\n \nThe Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today welcomed news that some of the world's most advanced new hydrogen cars are coming to London, as part of his work to pioneer the use of the cleanest, greenest technology for the future of transport and infrastructure in the capital.\n \nManufacturer Toyota is set to deliver 12 brand new Mirai hydrogen powered vehicles to London, where four will be taken on by Transport for London to assist with essential engineering and maintenance work carried out between bus stops and Tube stations. The Mirai is the first hydrogen fuel cell sedan vehicle to be commercially mass produced. By the end of this year, all 12 of the vehicles will be on the road in the capital, to be used by private hire fleets and green minded businesses including the energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power.\n \nToyota has named London as a key city for early adoption of hydrogen vehicles this year and next, given the Mayor's commitment to develop the necessary infrastructure and encourage motorists to move over to cleaner cars. The arrival of the new zero-emission cars is supported by the roll-out of vital new refuelling stations for hydrogen vehicles, and the Mayor's plans to introduce the world's first Ultra Low Emission Zone from 2020. In 2010, Transport for London launched the UK's first and Europe's largest fleet of hydrogen buses between Covent Garden and Tower Gateway. The service now runs eight buses across the route and is set to grow to ten in 2016.\n \nThe number of hydrogen refuelling stations in London is set to more than double by the end of 2016, creating provision for hydrogen vehicles in every corner of the capital. T...